Where does βretrotirarβ come from?
retrotirar (Ido) comes from Ido tirar, from Esperanto tiri, from French tirer, from Middle French tirer, from Old French tirer, from Gothic ππΉππ°π½, from Proto-Germanic teranΔ , from Proto-Indo-European der- β to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
retrotirar (Ido): to draw back, haul back
Definitions
- to draw back, haul back
Ancestry of βretrotirarβ, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | tirar | to pull, draw, tug; to draw |
| 2 | Esperanto | tiri | to drag, draw, pull |
| 3 | French | tirer | to draw, drag, pull |
| 4 | Middle French | tirer | to pull |
| 5 | Old French | tirer | to pull |
| 6 | Gothic | ππΉππ°π½ | to tear away, remove |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | teranΔ | to tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |